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Spider_Fan14 wrote:With Marley, the bit with Christmas future, a Cratchett and family stand in, that sorta stuff.

superdoug wrote:

Spider_Fan14 wrote:With Marley, the bit with Christmas future, a Cratchett and family stand in, that sorta stuff.

Well, the Marley stand-in was Kazran's father, the Cratchitt family (and Tiny Tim's grim diagnosis) were represented by Abigail and her family, the 'Christmas Yet to Come' was represented by all the singers on the liner and the literal thousands of futures that were in Kazran's hands. Hell, they even worked the phrase 'surplus population' into the story! It couldn't have been more Christmas Carol if they'd included the phrase 'God bless us, every one' into the script.

You, my friend, didn't recognize the elements as they were presented to you. You should go back and re-watch it with those ideas in mind.

Spider_Fan14 wrote:

Jherek wrote:

Spider_Fan14 wrote:Saw the christmas special. Kinda meh, I liked Michael Gambon but I didn't like the special. I expected more of a Christmas Carol-story that was in the commercials.

Er...how much more Christmas Carolly could it have been?

With Marley, the bit with Christmas future, a Cratchett and family stand in, that sorta stuff.

jaydee74 wrote:Just came back from the Doctor Who New York group meet up. It was at a sports bar in New York and we watched the Christmas Special. It was so much fun to watch with other people and I loved it. I saw some amazing Doctor Who shirts and hats and it was just a blast.

Hey Ska. I'm sorry you didn't like the story you saw. If your feeling confident, you should try another story at some point. I'm sure if you ask for some suggestions for some good classic stories based on what your looking for, I am sure people on here can recommend some good stories. Personally, I am a big fan of anything with the Second Doctor. He's quirky, funny and fun to watch. I'm also a big fan of his companion Jamie McCrimmon. I also really like the Third Doctor a lot. He's a much more action oriented sort of Doctor and you might like that a bit more even though he's much older than the Doctors your used to. I commend you for at least trying a classic story though. I'm sure people here could give you some better recommendations for some classic stories that are more up your alley.

Ska wrote:

jaydee74 wrote:
At least you tried a story which is cool. What you should take into account with the effects is that the show was innovative in the sense that it had such a small budget to work with and the creators did what they could with their show. Take this into account. The budget of the first season of Doctor Who equaled a single episode budget from the first season of Star Trek. Bottom line though is that you tried a classic story and while it wasn't for you, at least you tried it.

I'm actually really disappointed that I didn't like it. It would've given me a ton more to watch, ya know? I could probably get over the cheesy effects if the story itself were just more fast paced. That show felt like walking through 2 feet of snow.

Jherek wrote: Guys...guys it was just my British ironic humour going into overdrive. I know you go way back with the Doctor.

Jherek wrote:Hmm that Doctor Who meet in a New York sports bar sounds like fun. Wish I'd been there.

Jherek wrote: Guys...guys it was just my British ironic humour going into overdrive. I know you go way back with the Doctor. I wonder though if there's anyone on these boards who doesn't remember the classic show from the first time round but still likes watching those old episodes?

Jherek wrote:
Oh and BTW congratulations to former Doctor David Tennant who announced his engagement to Georgia Moffett today. Am I alone tho in finding the fact that she played his daughter and is the real daughter of Peter Doctor #5 Davison a bit creepy?

Jherek wrote:S'okay I didn't want anyone to think I was dissing them.

comicgeekelly wrote:http://blogs.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/01/04/david-tennant-engaged-to-doctor-who-castmate-georgia-moffett/

Good for him. Hope it works out.

Ska wrote:It's NOT okay. God, you shoulda seen the hissy fit I threw last night when I found out. I pushed over my cardboard standee of the Doctor, then I ran in the living room to tell Daisy what happened, screaming the whole way, I dived onto the couch and started kicking and whining and crying "why?! why of all the people, why!?!" Then I rolled off the couch onto the floor and lied there for a good long while being miserable.

jaydee74 wrote:So. What have we learned?

01. Mr. Tennant likes to date co-workers
02. Mr. Tennant likes Blondes
03. Mr. Tennant likes them a bit younger.